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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
6
A scrambled report recounts a kidnapping case involving a boy and Fagin in Defiance. The garbled text references a suspect named Fagin, locations such as Defiance and Potigare, and mentions unrelated names and terms, with little coherent detail remaining.
Country Glub members plan a gathering tonight at the Lyceum Hall. A parade and inspection at Battery Armory will feature a dress parade by cadets and a general assembly with veterans expected to attend.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Home Telephone & Telegraph company is set for December 7, 1908 at 7:29 p.m. at the Commercial Club to elect officers and address any business. Charles S. SH is president and Willaml Moellering is secretary.
A large afternoon audience attended a musical at First Presbyterian. The choir, led by John B. Archer, presented works by Hugh Keegan Ford Urbahn Yarnetle and others with Miss a Mtor tha Kettler as organist. The program included Love Divine and God Is Love among selections. critics praised the choir as one of the city’s best and noted the performance as highly appreciated.
Notice states employes and machines will not start until Tuesday morning and that all will then be ready. The Foster Waist Factory is mentioned along with local residents visiting from Germany and Mont. The garbled text references various names and places, but the clear operational point is the factory shutdown until Tuesday.
Old established saloon on a good location, owner leaving city, selling cheap. Auction style notice from K. Vorndran Route 29 Pixley, via Journal Gazette Want Ads.
Fragmentary ad copy touts a kidney remedy claiming blockades and cures, with testimonial blurbs and endorsements. It mentions Foster Mined Co Buffalo as agents and urges readers to seek Doan's or similar pills from local druggists and stores. The piece reads like a late 19th or early 20th century patent medicine promotion with scattered product names and supplier hints.
Mr Charles Weatherhegs, recently resigned from Hoel Anthony, returned from a midwest trip with H J Keapall and A J Casey of Scranton Pa. They plan to erect a 100 room city hotel, design inspired by Secor in Toledo and Hollenden in Cleveland, aiming for the nation’s most modern hotel scheme. Weatherhegg praised a new motel and sought advice on the build.
War sáw Indiana reports five year old Kist News Bureau, Kosciusko County, son of Melvin Shull, died after slipping from a boxcar while attempting to ride freight home from Michigan. He fell beneath the wheels, ending his journey on the southwest edge of Kosciusko County. His wife and one child survive.
A fragmentary notice mentions Flour and a group called the trviethals with names Batcy Ay and unclear context. The readable text hints at a political or organizational directive but lacks confirmed actions, dates, or places. Further details are not discernible from the fragment.
Neighbors formed a posse and captured a man who carried away about $200 in cloth. The suspect, a resident of New York City, was arrested in a rural area after a chase near Weaver bon. Local authorities reported the seizure and ongoing investigation into the theft and related notes found in the state.
The Decatur news bureau reports a shift from arc lighting to a new plan with tringstari lamps. The city will furnish lights to merchants at 1.25 each, replacing the flat rate per month now paid for downtown illumination. The new system aims for lower costs and improved performance.
A vintage ad touts Dr Rosh as the sole specialist in osteopathy with a bold claim to treat acute and chronic illnesses without drugs. The misspelled testimonial from Bre G Childers of Gurvett Indiana says eight years of top doctors failed, but one wonder cure restored health.
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